Book description
The final volume in the trilogy spanning the turbulent reign of King
James V of Scotland. The young James, King of Scots is a beleaguered
man. Still grief stricken at the untimely death of his queen, Madeleine,
the king is without an heir. Both he and his throne are vulnerable. All
around him he sees conspiracies. Some may lie in his imagination but all
too many are real, for there are many who would supplant him or control
him. Even his own mother, Margaret Tudor, plots against him. But then,
she is the sister of the English King Henry VIII who sprawls like a
bloated spider south of the border, his greedy eyes ever on the realm of
Scotland, hungry to bring it within his grasp. The young king's
advisors, the two David's, Beaton and Lindsay, have preserved him so far
but the threats to James and his country seem to grow by the year...
'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's
heroes'
Scotland on Sunday
'He treats history with respect' One of Scotland's best-loved
authors, Nigel Tranter wrote over ninety novels on Scottish history. He
died at the age of ninety on 9 January 2000.
